CVE-2024-51774
Description
A flaw was found in qBittorrent's DownloadManager component. This vulnerability allows remote code execution via improper validation of SSL/TLS certificates, enabling attackers to perform man-in-the-middle and RCE attacks.
Statement
No Red Hat products are affected by this vulnerability.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Integrity,Authentication
Technical Impact: Bypass Protection Mechanism; Gain Privileges or Assume Identity
When a certificate is invalid or malicious, it might allow an attacker to spoof a trusted entity by interfering in the communication path between the host and client. The product might connect to a malicious host while believing it is a trusted host, or the product might be deceived into accepting spoofed data that appears to originate from a trusted host.
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